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Long-Excluded Uterine Cancer Patients Are a Step Closer to 9/11 Benefits

By Erica Hensley January 13, 2022 KFF Health News Original

More than 20 years after the terrorist attacks, the World Trade Center Health Program is considering covering the most common form of uterine cancer, in what patient advocates say is a key acknowledgment of the women affected by the 9/11 fallout.

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